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ITEMS OF INTEREST POSTED ON THE CASCA WEBPAGES IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2014:

News and Announcements:

• CASCA’s 2014 Executive Award for Outstanding Service awarded to Dr Peter G. Martin (January 29, 2014)
 

Job Postings:

• Sessional Instructor Position in Physics & Astronomy, Brandon University (Deadline April 11, 2014)

 

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

• 2014 CASCA AGM: June 8-12 2014, Quebec City, QB
• 2010 LPR Mid Term Review Session: June 12 2014, Quebec City, QB
• Meeting Paris Clusters 2014: June 23-27 2014, Paris, France
• ISIMA 2014: Gravitational Dynamics: June 30 – August 8 2014, Toronto, ON
• TMT synergy with other facilities & capabilities in the post-2020 astronomical landscape: July 17-18 2014, Tucson, AZ

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

• CFHT 2014B call for proposals: Deadline 20 March 2014.
• Gemini 2014B call for proposals: Deadline 31 March 2014.

 
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ITEMS OF INTEREST POSTED ON THE CASCA WEBPAGES IN AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2013:

 

From the Board and the CASCA Committees:
• New CASCA Tweeter Account (September 19, 2013)
• Cassiopeia: Autumnal Equinox Edition (September 15, 2013)
 

News and Announcements:

• Prof. Christine Wilson is Elected to the Royal Society of Canada.
 

Instrument and Project Developments:

• The Thirty Meter Telescope: Report to NRC giving ACURA’s Prespective (53 pages, PDF, June 2013)
• TMT Brochure (September 30, 2013)
• ALMA Update (September 15, 2013)
 

Job Postings:

• Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Astronomy at Saint Mary’s University (Deadline October 31, 2014)
• Assistant Professor – Astronomy and Astrophysics – University of Toronto (Deadline November 15, 2013)
• CITA Postdoctoral Fellowships (Deadline November 15, 2013)
• Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Theoretical Particle Physics/Cosmology (Deadline December 10, 2013)
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Numerical Simulations (Deadline January 1, 2014)

 

CALENDAR:

 

• SPIE 102: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray: 22-27 June 2014, Palais des congres de Montreal
  Montreal, Quebec
• 223rd AAS Meeting: 5-9 January 2014, Washington, DC.

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ITEMS OF INTEREST POSTED ON THE CASCA WEBPAGES IN JUNE/JULY 2013:

From the Board:

• President’s Report (June 15, 2013)
• NSERC Correspondence:
• NSERC Response to CASCA’s May 2013 Letter (PDF, May 23 2013)
• CASCA’s Response to Samir Boughaba (PDF, June 13 2013)
• CASCA’s Letter to Isabelle Blain (PDF, June 13 2013)

 

From the CASCA Committees:

• Slides presented at the LRPIC discussion held at the 2013 CASCA meeting (PDF, May 30, 2013))

 

Instrument and Project Developments:

• Scientific Authorities Sign the TMT Master Agreement (July 25, 2013)
• ALMA Update (from C. Wilson, June 15, 2013)

 

Job Postings:

• The ESA Summer of Code in Space Program (Deadline August 4, 2013)
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) International Top Young Fellowship (Deadline August 31, 2013)
• Professor and Director, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Deadline October 1, 2013)

 

CALENDAR:

• Dunlap Institute Summer School 2013 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION: Tools and Techniques for Pioneering Astronomers. 11-16 August 2013, University of Toronto, St. George Campus
• ADASS XXIII. 29 September – 3 October 2013, Waikoloa Beach Marriott, Hawai’i

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ITEMS OF INTEREST POSTED ON THE CASCA WEBPAGES IN MAY 2013:

 

From the Board:
• Letter to NSERC Regarding Canadian Representation in the 1505 Conference Review Panel (PDF, May 16, 2013)
• Ethics Statement. Final version approved by the Membership on May 29, 2013
• Articles of Continuance. Final version approved by the membership on May 29, 2013
• By-laws. Final version approved by the membership on May 29, 2013
• Secretary’s Report. May 29, 2013
• Treasurer’s Report. May 29, 2013
 

From the CASCA Committees:

• Annual Reports from the CASCA Committees:
  • Computation and Data Committee (CDC)
  • Ground Based Astronomy Committee (GAC)
  • Joint Committee for Space Astronomy (JCSA)
  • Long Range Plan Implementation Committee (LRPIC)
  • Awards Committee (LRPIC)
  • Education and Public Outreach Committee (EPO)
  • Graduate Student Committee (GSC)
  • Heritage Committee
 

Job Postings:

• Assistant Professor Position at the University of Toronto

CALENDAR:

• IAU Symposium 299: Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems, Victoria BC, June 2-7, 2013

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ITEMS OF INTEREST POSTED ON THE CASCA WEBPAGES IN APRIL 2013:

 

From the Board:
• Ethics Statement. Draft to be voted by the membership at the CASCA Business Meeting in Vancouver
• Information on the New Canada Not-for-profit Corporation Act
• Letters of Continuance. Draft to be voted by the membership at the CASCA Business Meeting in Vancouver
 

From the CASCA Committees:

• LRPIC Statement on the Redevelopment of CFHT and Canadian Participation in the Euclid Mission.
• GAC Statement on the Future of CFHT.
 

Instrument and Project Developments:


• ALMA Update
• ngCFHT Update
 

Job Postings:

• Postdoctoral Position at the University of Alberta

CALENDAR:

• CFHT Users Meeting: Campbell River, 6 – 8 May 2013
• CASCA Meeting: Vancouver, BC, 28 – 30 May 2013

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